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Catastrophe vs Cataclysm - What's the difference?

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Cataclysm is a related term of catastrophe.



As nouns the difference between catastrophe and cataclysm

is that catastrophe is any large and disastrous event of great significance while cataclysm is a sudden, violent event.

catastrophe

English

(wikipedia catastrophe)

Alternative forms

* (now rare) *

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
  • (insurance) A disaster beyond expectations
  • (narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot in a tragedy.
  • (mathematics) A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.

    • Synonyms

    *nakba

    Derived terms

    * catastrophe bond * catastrophe theory

    Related terms

    * anastrophe * apostrophe * cataclysm

    cataclysm

    English

    (wikipedia cataclysm)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sudden, violent event.
  • (geology) A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust.
  • A great flood.

    • Derived terms

    * cataclysmic

    Related terms

    * catastrophe